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Better Together – or not? Community Participation, Consumption Smoothing and Household Head Employment in Indonesia
Begazo-Gomez, Tania; Fuchs, Alan; Perdana, Ari - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2006
This paper analyzes whether participation in formal and informal community activities helped household in Indonesia mitigating the impact of the 1998 economic crisis and increasing the probability of household head being employed. The paper uses the 1997 and 2000 round of Indonesian Family Life...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009363575
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Does it Pay to Participate?
Perdana, Ari; Matakos, Kostas; Radin, Elizabeth - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2006
This paper analyzes whether participation in formal and informal community activities helped household in Indonesia mitigating the impact of the 1998 economic crisis. The paper uses the 1997 and 2000 round of Indonesian Family Life Survey (IFLS) to capture the impact of economic crisis on...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009365227
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Developing Asia’s Pension Systems and Old-Age Income Support
Park, Donghyun; Estrada, Gemma B. - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2012
Old-age income support is becoming an issue of growing importance throughout Asia. This is especially true in East and … Southeast Asia where the population is aging. This paper provides a broad overview of the current state of pension systems in …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011277964
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What is the Role of Social Pensions in Asia?
Barrientos, Armando - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2012
Rapid population ageing and economic transformation in Asia raise the policy challenge of ensuring income security in … schemes in Asia, informed by insights from theory and international experience. The paper identifies alternative forms of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011277969
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Determinants of Labor-intensive exports by the Developing Countries : A Cross Country Analysis
Khondoker, Mottaleb; Kalirajan, Kaliappa - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2012
While it is widely recognized that industrial development is imperative in developing countries to reduce poverty and to attain sustainable economic growth, there is no consensus on how to develop industries and where to start. Generally, the literature argues that developing countries should...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011277986
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Lifestyle Choices and Societal Behavior Changes as Local Climate Strategy
Mohanty, Brahmanand; Scherfler, Martin; Devatha, Vikram - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2012
The Asia-Pacific region is witnessing rapid economic growth. Along with rising incomes, the lifestyles of the large … pressure to adjust their lifestyles that respect the Earths’ carrying capacity. As far as countries in the Asia and Pacific … the Asia-Pacific can join hands with businesses and civil society to accelerate this transition—from a consumption …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011277996
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Innovative Approaches to Managing Longevity Risk in Asia : Lessons from the West
Roy, Amlan - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2012
with preventing productive human capital outflows ought to be considered seriously in Asia. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011278005
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Developing Asia’s Pension Systems and Old-Age Income Support
Park, Donghyun; Estrada, Gemma B. - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2012
Old-age income support is becoming an issue of growing importance throughout Asia. This is especially true in East and … Southeast Asia where the population is aging. This paper provides a broad overview of the current state of pension systems in …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011278015
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Financial Safety Nets in Asia : Genesis, Evolution, Adequacy, and Way Forward
Hill, Hal; Menon, Jayant - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2012
Financial safety nets in Asia have come a long way since the Asian Financial Crisis (AFC) of 1997–98. Not wanting …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011278018
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Innovative Approaches to Managing Longevity Risk in Asia : Lessons from the West
Roy, Amlan - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2012
with preventing productive human capital outflows ought to be considered seriously in Asia. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011278021